Emergency medical services personnel, training programs
HRS §321-229
in effect321-229. Emergency medical services personnel, training programs
(a) The University of Hawaii shall provide training courses in basic, intermediate, and advanced life support for emergency medical services personnel statewide. The curricula and syllabi of these courses shall be approved in advance by the department. The curricula and syllabi of courses for ambulance personnel shall be consistent with the scope and level of the practice of emergency medical services associated with emergency ambulance personnel licensure defined by the Hawaii medical board under part II of chapter 453.
(b) The University of Hawaii, or other
accredited community college, college, or university, or any professional
organization that is approved by the department to provide emergency medical
services training, shall consult with the department and any county operating a
county emergency medical services system pursuant to part XI of chapter 46 to
determine the number and type of emergency medical services courses necessary
to support the staffing requirements for emergency medical services. The basic
life support and advanced life support training programs shall be relevant to
and consistent with the training course required for licensure under chapter
453.
(c) The department shall develop standards for
emergency medical services course instructors and standards for emergency
medical services training facilities for all basic life support personnel,
advanced life support personnel, users of the automatic external defibrillator,
and emergency medical dispatch personnel that shall be at least equivalent to
or exceed the standards necessary to meet the requirements, pursuant to part II
of chapter 453, for the licensure of basic life support personnel and advanced
life support personnel.
(d) The department of health may conduct
annual inspections of the training facilities and evaluate the qualifications
of course instructors to ensure that the standards and qualifications are
consistent with the medical standards for basic life support personnel,
advanced life support personnel, users of the automatic external
defibrillators, and emergency medical dispatch personnel.
[L 1978, c 148, pt of
§1; am L 1980, c 285, §3; am L 1981, c 93, §5; am L 1984, c 168, §5; am L 1996,
c 210, §2; am L 1999, c 212, §2; am L 2008, c 9, §3; am L 2021, c 119, §3 and c
208, §13]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol06_Ch0321-0344/HRS0321/HRS_0321-0229.htmFetched: 11/10/2026